A New Order postscript- I meant to post this during last week’s extravaganza and forgot so it’s here as an extra. When Run 2 was released a buffed up version of Run (from Technique) was put out as a single in August 1989. The b-side was this, MTO (Made To Order apparently). The 12″ was limited to 20, 000 copies (’19, 000 in the Greater Manchester area and 1000 for everyone else’ was someone’s comment at the time but I don’t know if there is any truth in this). Peter Saville designed a very fetching sleeve inspired by washing powder packaging.

The band’s engineer throughout much of the 80s was Michael Johnson and according to Hooky he put together this track/medley from bits lying around in the studio, largely constructed around Bernard’s ‘you’ve got love technique’ vocal from Fine Time but also parts of what sounds like Vanishing Point’s drum track. MTO was then remixed by Mike ‘Hitman’ Wilson. The 7″ version is the best- a kick drum, some acid squiggles, a rubbery synth bassline and that vocal line. The longer Minus Mix uses some different vocal parts but loses the nice acidic squiggles for some more clattering drums. Neither is going to be on your Best Of playlist or cd but for some reason I’m quite fond of MTO.